MAL-2026-2488

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    MAL-2026-2488

    Published: 4 Apr 2026Last Modified: 4 Apr 2026

    Summary: Malicious code in photo-extractor (PyPI)

    Details: Source: kam193 (67f3f604528f125e85fb7be00bb17d7cf2abc5cdb20a12cbcbb38633f5877f14) Clones of legitimate libraries with malicious modifications intended to download malicious remote code. The remote script allows executing arbitrary files through a Telegram as C2 channel. The package installs a generic entry point triggering malicious action. Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2026-03-pipipipi Reasons (based on the campaign): - clones-real-package - rat - Downloads and executes a remote malicious script. - typosquatting

    References: https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/photo-extractor

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: photo-extractor

    Purl: pkg:pypi/photo-extractor

    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    2.33.0
    MAL-2026-2488 | CVE-DB